FTC finds middlemen inflate specialty generic drug prices by billions of dollars
Pharmacy benefit managers, which serve as the middlemen between drug makers, insurers and pharmacies, reaped $7.3 billion in revenue from marking up the prices of dozens of specialty generic drugs between 2017 and 2022,
Top three insurers reaped $7.3 billion through their drug middlemen's markups, FTC says
Regulators published their most detailed findings yet on how some of the nation’s largest companies profited from "excess" prescription price hikes of 1,000% or more.
PBMs made billions marking up specialty drugs by more than 1,000 percent: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), saying the major industry middlemen generate billions in revenue through
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CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx dramatically mark up specialty generic drugs to affiliated pharmacies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) uncovered in its second interim staff report rele | The FTC released its second interim staff report Tuesday during Chair Lina Khan's final open commission meeting,
FTC takes fresh swipe at drug middlemen, says some prices marked up over 1,000%
The drug middlemen known as pharmacy-benefit managers took another body blow from regulators on Tuesday, as they were criticized for charging way more for some “critical” prescription drugs than it cost them.
FTC says pharmacy benefits managers marked-up generic drug prices for $7.3bn gain
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FTC says ‘Big 3 PBMs’ marked up generic drugs by thousands of percent
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FTC Report Reveals PBM Practices Impacting Competition and Drug Costs
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its second interim report on Jan. 14, 2025, accusing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) of marking up the prices of specialty generic drugs. FTC’s report ...